- "Bust my buffers!"
- ― Sir Handel
Sir Handel in Charge is the twenty-fifth episode of the eleventh series.
Plot
Sir Handel is given the job of overseeing an important special while the Thin Controller is at a meeting with the Fat Controller; he needs to have workmen picked up and taken to the forest to have trucks filled up with logs, then deliver the heavy train back to the Transfer Yards where Thomas will collect it. The Thin Controller tells Sir Handel to ask the first engines he sees to do the special, but Sir Handel is daydreaming about being in charge for the day to listen.
Sir Handel tells Mighty Mac, Rusty, Duncan and Peter Sam about his special and needs engines to help out with it. They all tell him that they can help, but Sir Handel tells them to wait because he is still excited about telling them what to do to listen. He soon arrives to find Thomas who questions him about the special which makes Sir Handel realise that he has got nothing done and works to set it all right by telling the engines what he needs them to do. They all help him out and it is all ready by the time the Thin Controller returns onboard James. While the Thin Controller congratulates him, Sir Handel is all the more wiser for getting help from the other engines.
Characters
- Thomas
- James
- Sir Handel
- Peter Sam
- Duncan
- Mighty Mac
- Rusty
- Mr. Percival
- Skarloey (cameo)
- Rheneas (cameo)
- Sir Topham Hatt (mentioned)
Locations
- The Wharf
- Rocky Hill Beside Narrow Gauge Runby
- The Transfer Yards
- Mountain Village Station
- Sodor Castle
Trivia
- Going by production order, this is the twelfth episode of the eleventh series.
- This is Sir Handel's final episode with a leading role.
- Sir Handel's theme throughout the episode is Robert Hartshorne's version of Fergus' theme from his recomposed versions of Bill, Ben and Fergus and Fergus Breaks the Rules.
- The episode's plot has similarities to the eighth series episode, Gordon Takes Charge and the tenth series episode, The Green Controller.
- This is the first appearance of Sir Handel's sad face, which is actually a duplicate cast of his angry face with modified eyebrows.
Goofs
- When the narrator says "The other engines do as he tells them," Rheneas, Skarloey and Sir Handel are all set further back along the tracks, and then set back to their original positions just after that.
- When Sir Handel finds Duncan and Peter Sam for the first time, Sir Handel and Duncan's steam platforms are visible.
- In a promotional image of Sir Handel and Rusty, one of Sir Handel's eyebrows was crooked.
Merchandise
- TrackMaster (discontinued)
- Books - Sir Handel is the Manager
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#01 Thomas and the Storyteller | #10 Thomas and the Big Bang | #19 Thomas and the Stinky Cheese |
#02 Emily's Rubbish | #11 Smoke and Mirrors | #20 Percy and the Left Luggage |
#03 Dream On | #12 Thomas Sets Sail | #21 Skarloey Storms Through |
#04 Dirty Work | #13 Don't Be Silly, Billy | #22 Cool Truckings |
#05 Hector the Horrid! | #14 Edward and the Mail | #23 Wash Behind Your Buffers |
#06 Gordon and the Engineer | #15 Hide and Peep | #24 Duncan Does It All |
#07 Thomas and the Spaceship | #16 Toby's Triumph | #25 Sir Handel in Charge |
#08 Henry's Lucky Day | #17 Thomas and the Runaway Car | #26 Ding-a-Ling |
#09 Thomas and the Lighthouse | #18 Thomas in Trouble | |